Rolfe Local News Highlights Social Visits and Games
Rolfe residents trace weekend travels with Albert Brewster family in Laurens and George Cook trip to Osage Marshalltown and Des Moines. Shamrocks visit Rolfe for softball in Emmetsburg while Epworth League hosts potluck at Twin Lakes State Park with 25 attendees. Various Fort Dodge visitors join gatherings. A R Hutchinson meets Harriss F. Thomas, former bandmates from the 56th Iowa.
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Albert Brewster
Osage
Marshalltown
Les Moines
Quinsland’s
Presbyterian C. KF. Society
Epworth League
Twinake State Park
H. K. Larsen
Isla Beth
Ray Gilday
Bevarly
Betty
A. Crouch
Ed Law
John Kelso
Daugh‘tar
Elizabeth
Fort Dodge
Chas. Lehnus
Plover
Biaine Jarvis
A. R. Hutchinson
Continental Casualty Co
Railmai
Rolfe
Harriss F. Thomas
Qari Quist
Sharp stomach pains upset whole system
Customer testimonials claim Dr. Emil's Adia Tablets cured severe stomach pains after three weeks of use. C M Webb, a local druggist, notes the pills relieved the pain and restored appetite.
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KM. Hentees
Emil
C.M. Webb
Porcupine Evidence Reveals Quill and Bark Damage Problems
The United States Department of Agriculture notes that porcupines cause significant harm to young trees by girdling bark during late summer to winter and may damage crops in spring and summer. Quills do not shoot, but their barbed quills can injure livestock and game. Control is advised where porcupines become destructive, especially in the West.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Biological Survey
Powdered skim milk made with huge rollers
The article explains a method of producing powdered skim milk using two large steam heated rollers that dry a thin milk film into parchment like sheets. These are scraped, conveyed, ground, and packed into sacks for shipment. Whole milk powder uses hot air drying instead.
Bird Eating Spiders and Tarantulas Realistic Hazards
Pathinder Magazine notes the Aviculariidae or bird eating spider is the largest spider in its family with a body size up to a saucer and a leg span that could cover a dinner plate. It lives in British Guiana jungles and rarer specimens occur in Central America and North America. Tarantulas are smaller, under three quarters of an inch, with longer jaws. Venom strength roughly matches that of similarly sized spiders. bites can cause pain and temporary paralysis in healthy people. They make poor pets.
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Aviculariidae
British Guiana
Central
North America
Vpathinder Magazine
Hail Columbia Born From 1798 Political Excitement
Judge Joseph Hopkinson wrote the words to Hail Columbia in 1798 during political unrest. The tune by Pfyles, the John Street theater’s orchestral leader, paired with Washington’s memory. The piece gained popularity at a benefit and became a national patriotic song.
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Columbia
Joseph Hopkinson
Washington
Pfyles
John Street
New York
Definition of college by national committee standards
The term college means an institution requiring standard secondary school graduation or equivalent for admission and offering a four year curriculum to the first degree in arts or science. It must be of a character to qualify for admission to a graduate school of recognized standing.
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National Conference Committee On Standards of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Flemish language overview and origins in Belgium
The Flemings are inhabitants of Flanders and speak Flemish. In the sixteenth century Plemish was used in Flanders and Brabant and is still spoken by about half of Belgium. It belongs to the Germanic branch of the Indo European family and is closely related to Puteh.
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Flanders
Brabant
Belgium
The Great Divide A Continental Split in Rocky Mountain Watershed
The Great Divide marks a continental boundary in the Rocky Mountain watershed. It separates streams that drain toward the Pacific and Atlantic basins. In restricted usage it refers to the main divide within Yellowstone National Park.
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Rocky Mountain
Yellowstone National Park
Patent Applied For To Walk With Or Against Traffic
Pedestrians should consider walking on the left side facing traffic when sidewalks are absent. Right side walking puts them at risk like the figure with a periscope. In 1934, 2,690 of 13,220 highway pedestrians were killed, about 17 percent of all pedestrian deaths. Careless street use makes headlines.
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Travelers Insurance Company
Community Notes and Social Roster in Rolfe Area
Mercy Hospital discharge for Mrs. Ed Duffy and visits from G. G. Butler and Mrs. Butler set the tone of a busy week. Picnics, society meetings, and a Westward excursion for mountain climbers Kip Wilson and friends fill the roster along with a feature on summer drinks from Miss Lenore Sullivan. Economic notes indicate a near-million decline in U S horse and mule population and Germany’s crop outlook.
Family Gatherings and Birth of Grandchild Reported
Mr and Mrs John Otto attended a family picnic at Goldfield Sunday. Mr and Mrs Marvin Burroughs were Sunday dinner guests in the J A Hansen home. Mrs Arah Leonard and her children Patty Ann and Bobby from Chicago visit Julius Hansen. Born Tuesday July 23 to Mr and Mrs Earl F MacVey of Britt a 93 pound son, the eighth grandchild of Mr and Mrs F L MacVey of Rolfe. Presbyterian Excelsior Society plans an ice cream social Saturday evening Aug 8 just north of Symes hardware store with home made ice cream and cake.
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Ed Duffy
Mercy Hospital
Ft. Dodge
G. G. Butler
Wm. Butler
Cherokee
Butler
D. C. Kent
Guy
Agnes (Lind) Bruff
Maude Ives
Cora Lind
Geo
A. Ivey
Aletta Grant
Marl Fisher
Ruth Fisher
Rolfe Methodist Ladies’ Aid Society
Bradgate Methodist Church
Leonard Smith
Denzil Johnson
John Otto
Goldfield
Marvin Burroughs
J A. Hansen
Arah Leonard
Patty Ann
Bobby
Chicago
Julius Hansen
Earl F. MacVey
Britt
F. L. MacVey
Rolfe
Rolfe. the Ladies of the Presbyterian Excelsior Society
Symes Hardware
Trinity Lutheran Church Services and Motto by Thomas Manton
Trinity Lutheran Church lists Rev J C Wanghberg as pastor with Sunday School at 10:00 a m and Morning Worship at 10:45 a m Luther League meetings midweek Prayer on Thursday 8:00 p m and Bible classes. The church motto cites four pillars of Christianity Justice Grace Truth and Power with a quote from Thomas Manton.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
J. C. Wanghberg
Luther League
God
Thomas Manton
Epworth League
Presbyterian Church Notes Active Sunday Schedule
Regular worship next Sunday at 11:19 a.m. with the pastor delivering the sermon. Sunday School at 11:15 a.m., classes for all ages. Junior Endeavor at 3:00 p.m. Christian Endeavor at 7:00 p.m. No evening services.
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Junior Endeavor
Christian Endeavor
Methodist Camp Grounds Bible Conference Here Aug 4
Local church notes no Sunday services next Sunday due to Bible Conference at Okoboji Lake Methodist Camp Grounds. Women invited for social afternoon Aug 7 at Rolfe church 2:00 p m. Transportation by autos. notify Mrs Denzil Johnson or Mrs Leonora Smith. Rede decoration plans target vacation period to be ready for fall activities.
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Okoboji Lake
Bradgate Methodist Ladies’ Aid Society
Rolfe Church
Denzil Johnson
Leonora Smith
Local Visitors and Family News From Rodman and Area
Mrs. John Kober and family visited Roy Dow in Rodman Sunday. Laddie De Wolf stayed with Mr. and Mrs. George Heathman in Plover. Mrs. Anna McCray and daughter Pearl left for Omaha after a three week visit with Mrs. H. C. McCray. Guy Eccles family outings included Boone Y M C A Camp. Baggage was carried by Mrs. Owen Patterson and Mrs J. R. McIntire. Root beer at Quinsland's. Prof. Gordon Siefkin of Southwestern University visited with C. W. Siefkin. stopped in Decatur NL to see Norman Siefkin. Margaret Lokerse admitted to Lutheran Hospital for appendicitis. operated on and doing well.
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John Kober
Roy Dow
Rodman
Laddie
Lida de. Wolf
George Heathman
Plover
Anna McCray
Miss Pearl
Omaha
Neb
H. C. McCray
Guy Eccles
Decatur
Norman Siefkin
Margaret Lokerse
Lutheran Hospital
For Dodge
N. G. Lokerse
For Sale Rat Terrier Pups in Gilmore City
For sale rat terrier pups advertised by Frank Behrendsen. Contact Rolfe 25R2d at Gilmore City post office.
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Frank Behrendsen
Phone Rolfe
Gilmore City
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